Google denounced and condemned software from an Italian company specializing in communications surveillance used to hack into smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan. Google engineers explain that the victims, users of Android (Google) and iOS (Apple) smartphones, received a link to install malicious applications, which then make it possible to spy …
Read More »How to know that your Facebook account is hacked?
Nowadays, many Facebook users are regularly victims of hacking. Here are some signs that should alert you. There are several signs that indicate that someone other than yourself is using your Facebook account. Here is a non-exhaustive list: Your profile picture has been changed, but not by you. Comments and …
Read More »Khaby Lame becomes world’s most-followed TikToker
Senegalese TikTok star Khaby Lame becomes the biggest TikToker in the world with 142.8 million followers on the app, compared to US TikTok creator Charli D’Amelio, 142.3 million. After becoming the most followed Italian on Instagram, Khaby Lame continued with his simplicity and his gestures to make the whole world …
Read More »Facebook: associations demand integration of “polyamorous” status
Twelve American associations, in a letter sent to Facebook, officially demanded the creation of a “polyamorous status” among the possibilities of “love situations” on Facebook, New York Times reported . When you create your Facebook account, you can enter information about your personality, your hobbies, your job, but also your …
Read More »Nigeria: police arrest wanted internet scammer
Nigeria’s police cyber-crime unit has arrested a 37-year-old Nigerian man alleged to be the head of a transnational cyber-crime syndicate. The syndicate launched mass phishing campaigns and business email compromise schemes targeting companies and individual victims, according to a statement by Interpol. The suspect was arrested at Murtala Mohammed International …
Read More »Tech: Here’s what you risk leaving your charger in an outlet
We sometimes leave our phone and computer charger plugged in, even when there is no device charging. A gesture that may seem innocuous but very dangerous. Depending on the type of charger you use, when it is plugged in empty, it can very quickly overheat and start a fire. Indeed, …
Read More »Nigeria’s great demand to Facebook and other social networks
Nigerian authorities asked Facebook and other platforms to reduce hate speech on their sites, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Tuesday. The minister’s comments came after meeting with Facebook’s team in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. According to Mr Mohamed, Facebook had done nothing to curtail the activities of separatist group Indigenous …
Read More »Google Translate now available in 10 more African languages
Informatic Technology giant Google announced the addition of 24 languages – including 10 spoken in Africa – to its Google Translate feature. The new African languages are: Bambara – spoken in MaliEwe – spoken in Ghana and TogoKrio – spoken in Sierra LeoneLingala – spoken in large parts of central …
Read More »South Africa: Competition Commission takes Facebook and WhatsApp to court
The South African Competition Commission on Monday said it had taken Facebook and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms to court for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the market, Reuters reports. In a statement, the regulator accused Meta of “abusing its dominance by engaging in exclusionary conduct geared at preventing competitors …
Read More »Mozambique: hackers demand money before unlocking government websites
Yemeni hackers, the hacking group that took over more than 30 websites in Mozambique on Monday, are now demanding money before unlocking them, hours after the government said it had repelled the attacks. Accusing the government of underestimating the scale of the attack, the hackers have placed a message in …
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